Cost of living comparison

Armenia

compared to

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 29.0% more expensive than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.4% less in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 38.5% more in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Zimbabwe
Housing: pay 99.9% more in Zimbabwe
Childcare: pay 19.2% less in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6% less in Zimbabwe
Clothing: pay 57.0% less in Zimbabwe

The cost of transportation, housing, and groceries in Zimbabwe are more expensive than in Armenia. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Zimbabwe. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Armenia, you would:

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pay 25.4% less for restaurants

	Armenia	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.61 AMD4,147.82	$7.12 ZWL2,294.25	-32.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,519.37	$5.00 ZWL1,610.00	-44.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 AMD336.57	$0.62 ZWL198.95	-28.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 AMD192.12	$0.51 ZWL164.26	+3.8%
Average			-25.4%

Armenia vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.5% more for groceries

	Armenia	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 AMD272.69	$1.02 ZWL328.81	+46.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 AMD1,517.77	$5.32 ZWL1,712.90	+37.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 AMD2,139.60	$5.64 ZWL1,815.06	+3.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.20 AMD858.42	$2.05 ZWL661.44	-6.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.20 AMD1,252.57	$2.28 ZWL732.64	-29.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD218.26	$1.02 ZWL327.34	+82.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 AMD286.71	$0.78 ZWL250.11	+5.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 AMD249.52	$1.16 ZWL375.00	+82.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 AMD311.18	$0.67 ZWL217.19	-15.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD131.21	$0.52 ZWL168.11	+55.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 AMD122.91	$0.82 ZWL264.39	+161.2%
Average			+38.5%

Armenia vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Armenia	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 AMD1,808.26	$6.15 ZWL1,979.95	+32.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD5,027.67	$36.25 ZWL11,672.50	+181.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD12,066,399.67	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	-19.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.76 AMD1,468.08	$21.94 ZWL7,065.30	+484.3%
Average			+170.0%

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pay 99.9% more for housing

	Armenia	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.21 AMD7,509.62	$126.28 ZWL40,661.44	+557.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.28 AMD267,512.12	$283.93 ZWL91,425.00	-58.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$447.92 AMD175,109.81	$200.00 ZWL64,400.00	-55.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.01 AMD34,796.73	$49.83 ZWL16,046.33	-44.0%
Average			+99.9%

Armenia vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of housing

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pay 19.2% less for childcare

	Armenia	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.71 AMD105,832.38	$210.71 ZWL67,850.00	-22.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,038.40 AMD3,533,488.73	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	-16.3%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 AMD653.60	$1.50 ZWL483.00	-10.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.87 AMD1,120.87	$2.65 ZWL854.83	-7.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD1,005.53	$1.56 ZWL503.12	-39.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.15 AMD26,253.37	$44.32 ZWL14,270.45	-34.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.79 AMD2,262.45	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+72.8%
Average			-3.6%

Armenia vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 57.0% less for clothing

	Armenia	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.99 AMD27,753.44	$21.11 ZWL6,797.78	-70.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.27 AMD20,042.97	$19.44 ZWL6,261.11	-62.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD54,703.65	$52.50 ZWL16,905.00	-62.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.15 AMD29,379.06	$50.45 ZWL16,246.36	-32.9%
Average			-57.0%

Armenia vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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